The conservative response to Chris Mooney’s The Republican Brain has been almost as revealing as the book itself. (More)
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Morning Feature – The Republican Brain, Part I: “What We Know That Ain’t So”
Humorist Will Rogers famously quipped: “It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble. It’s what we know that ain’t so.” (More)
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Feature – Remembering The Spirit of Molly Ivins
Remembering the wit and wisdom of populist Texan writer and newspaper columnist Molly Ivins. (More)
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Feature – Questions for Mitt Romney on Jerry Falwell and Liberty University
Romney shows yet again his unwillingness to stand up to the reactionaries who have overtaken the GOP. (More)
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Feature – Braaaiiinnnnsss (Meta-Monday)
The resident faculty left a copy of The Zombie Survival Guide outside the mail room door. We hope it was a clue. (More)
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Feature – Do You Feel Gayer? (Ask Ms. Crissie)
Professor Plum skipped into the mail room and announced: “If I felt any gayer, I would be twins.” He read the mail.(More)
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Feature – The Speech Mitt Romney Won’t Give (Non-Cynical Saturday)
Today Mitt Romney will deliver the commencement address at Liberty University. He won’t give the speech this week calls for. (More)
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Feature – Mitt Romney and Dark Rites of Passage
Mitt Romney was a high school and college bully, but he was and is not unique. They were common and ugly rites of passage. (More)
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Feature – Why Words Matter: “Marriage Equality” vs. “Same Sex Marriage”
Expect the media to talk a lot about “same sex marriage” over the coming days. Progressives should talk about “marriage equality.” (More)
Read the rest of this entry »Morning Feature – Media: “This Is a Close Race, Dammit!”
We’ve known for a while now that when it comes to the media, they benefit greatly when the public thinks a presidential election is close. (More)
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